A Guide to Crowdsourcing in Latin America
Region: Argentina
Written by Silvia Vinas Crowdsourcing, also known as “mass collaboration,” allows anyone with an Internet connection to generate useful content for the masses. In Latin America, numerous crowdsour... more
Views: 1327Mexico: Netizens Mobilize for the Tarahumara Indigenous People
Region: Mexico
Written by Andrea Arzaba Unconfirmed reports of the suicide of 50 Tarahumara indigenous peoplefrom the northern state of Chihuahua to avoid starvation have mobilized Mexican netizens. The Tarahumara, also k... more
Views: 1140Mexico Prepares for Massive National Protest on May 8
Region: MexicoWritten by Geraldine Juarez Next Sunday May 8, 2011, Mexican citizens will march to demand the end to the “War on Drugs” and the removal of all government officials responsible for more than 35,000 deaths and ... more
Views: 2548Latin America’s African Roots Explored
Region: United States
Latin America’s African Roots Explored An article in UrbanMecca.com announced http:/www./urbanmecca.net that Black in Latin America, a new four–part series “on the influence of African descent on Latin ... more
Views: 2837CSI Mexico: Secret mass grave discovered in Tijuana shocks police
Region: MexicoPolice investigators and forensics technicians this week dug up bones, body fragments and teeth at a secret mass grave in Tijuana, Mexico, in a discovery that shocked even the most hardened law enf... more
Views: 1677Mexicans discover mass graves while protesting drug war
Region: MexicoA national protest -- with demonstrations in two dozen Mexican cities and towns -- against drug-related violence was abruptly interrupted by news reports of the discovery of 59 bodies in mass graves. Th... more
Views: 1096Thousands of Mexicans missing since beginning of drugs war
Region: MexicoThe Mexican Human Rights Commission released a report this week claiming that thousands of people have disappeared in Mexico since 2006, the year President Felipe Calderon declared war on his country'sdrug g... more
Views: 960Obama's promises to Mexico ring hollow to some
Region: MexicoPresident Barack Obama's promises to Mexico's President Felipe Calderon on Thursday are getting mixed reviews from Americans and Mexicans who have opposing views on how to deal with the Mexican drug war and the c... more
Views: 1406Bloody Acapulco: Mexican resort city rife with crime and violence
Region: MexicoSaturday's murders of 20 men in Mexico's famed resort city, Acapulco, are taking their toll on the country's economy with most foreign visitors fleeing the once peaceful vacation playground.&n... more
Views: 2639Outlaw Billy The Kid Denied Pardon
Region: New YorkIn the closing days of his administration, New Mexico (USA) governor Bill Richardson denied a pardon for Old West outlaw Billy the Kid. The former candidate for the Democratic party's presidential nomination had rais... more
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